Mechanism for producing reciprocating motion.



. A; LB R. www.v MBGHANISM PoR PRODUGING REGIPBOGATING MOTION.

- APLzouzoH FILED un. 14. 190s'. Y

PATENTED AUG. 4, 19os. g

f UNITED' STATES aan OFFICE,

i ALERT LE ROY WAUGH, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGXOR OF ONE-HALFTO REUBEN l Y S. KRAYBILL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

' MECHANISM Fon PRoDUcING RECIPROGATING Morton.

Y No.,s94,9e2.

ASpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908. v

Application filed September 14, 1906. Serial No. 335,499.

- have invented certain new and useful Mechanism for ProducingReciprocating Motion7 of which the following is a full, cllear, andexact description or specification, reference bein@r had to the annexeddrawings and to the figuresand letters marked thereon.

My said invention relates to certain new and useful mechanism.

The mechanism constituting my invention is' operated by harnessing one4or more horses or by applying other motors to a two armed bar carriedupony a vertical shaft or stud in the framing of the machine. AThis baris -analogous to other bars used in various kinds or types of mechanismdriven or operated by a horse or horses walking continuously in acircle.

To the aforesaid bar, when horses are used as the motor is rigidlyconnected a lever or sweep at right angles or approximately so, and atthe under part of the framing whereon the aforesaid two armed bar andlever are carried,- there are xed tWo curved surfaces which constituteguides', as hereinafter described, upon t-he inner part of one of whicha roller is operated by being pressed upon with one end of thetransverse bar during part of a rotation, and Which roller is drawnagainst another part of an inner curved guide.

surface during. another part of a rotation of the mechanism. i

To the aforesaid roller a link is connected, and to the outer end ofthis link a rope or wire cable is connected to the driving pulley whichoperates the plunger or driver of reciprocatmg mechanism such as that ofa baling press, and which reciprocating mechanism the apparatusconstituting my invention is used to impart reciprocating movement'to,

-in the manner heremafter described.

After the driver of the reciprocating mechanism has been driven to theend of its stroke, then the said )lunger or driver is drawn backwards byt e opposite end of thel transverse bar attached to the operating leverof the machine coinhig into contact with an anti-friction roller carriedupon a horizontally movable lever, that is to say, a level' movable upona vertical axis situated upon the framing of the mechanism, To the outerend of this lever a rope or wire cable is at tached, the opposite end ofwhich is connected to a second pulley on the axis which carries the Iaforesaid pulley for o )erating the driver of the reciprocatingmechanism, and the arm of the transverse lever as itis continued in itsrotation by the continuous pull of the horses or other motor at theposition now referred to, moves the horizontally movable lever inwards,that is to say, towards the center of the framing of the mechanism,thereby drawing the rope or cable so as to pull upon the aforesaidsecond pulley 'and' thereby rotate the pulley which operates the driverof the reciprocating mechanism in the opposite direction.

Upon the annexed drawings Figure 1, is a plan of the operating mechanismconst-itutlng my invention showing a portion of the rod which o emtesthe plunger or driver connccted to te pulley which the mechanismconstituting my invention operates; this said figure also showing thesecond and smaller pulley and rope or cable connections whereby theplunger or driver, and drivin rod are drawn rearwards after a forwarmovement of the reciproca-ting mechanism. Fig. 2, is a sideAelevationcorresponding to Fig. 1.

In these glues of drawings the framing containing and carrying the partsof the mechanism constituting my present invention is marked A, and itconsists of strong .boards which constitute the floor, and transversebeams B, upon which the floor is carried and which rest on the ground asshown at Fig. 2, when my new or improved mechanism is in operation.

Vhen not in operation the machine represented by that part of thedrawings constituting my invention, is carried upon wheels placed on thejournals C, of the axle D, also strongly attached to the framing orcarriage art of my mechanism. To this framing or. liase a vertical studor axis E, is rigidly fastened. Upon this axis E, the transverse arm F,is mounted, and to the upper art of the transverse arm F, the lever (1,is 1rmly bolted as shown at Fig. 1, this lever G, being the lever towhich a horse or a pair of horses is harnessed, and which operates themechanism by moving round in a circle, and pulling continuously on theouter end of the lever G,

v the vertical stud or shaft E,- is effected. U pon the framing A, thecurved guide H, is Y bolted, and against the' inner curved surface ofthe guide H, the anti-friction roller I,

5 bears, during that part f its movement from the position whereat it isshown in the drawe ings up to the opposite end of the guide H.

On round in the rest of the circle exwT-'ending from the right hand endof the guide 10 H, the miler I, bears upon the outer surface of aser-ondguide J, until it reaches end of the guide J, from 0E which 1ty passesinto the .position shown in dotted lines at K, and is prevented frombeing pulled rearward by engaging `with the catch Ii', 'on the arm F.The two circular guides H, and J, respectively, are concentric with eachother, and

Y are situated concent ric-ally with the center of the axis of the studor shaft E. -The antifriction roher I, is forced upwards alongr theinner face of the circular guide H, by thelefthand end of the transversearm F, pressing against the anti-friction roller I which is carried upona vertical stud in the end of the rod L, which is the carrier of theanti-friction roller I, and as this carrier is connected to the rod L,which again .is connect-ed by the rope or cable M, to the circumferenceof a driving pulley N, of a baling press or its equivalent, it isobvious that a continued movement of the roller I, to the righthandendof the curved guide H, pulls the rod means of the crank pin P, itfollbws that when the roller I, the rod L, the rope or cable M, and thepulley N, are rotated in the direction of the arrows shown in thedrawings, t-he crank pin P, of the pulley N, to which the rod O, 1sconnected is rotated so that the rod O, and the crank pin P, occupy theposition opposite to that which they are-shown in in the anne-.veddrawings, and that when the rod and the crank pin P, are in that op)osite position then the plunger or driver has pressed forward the loosehay or other material contained in the receiver of the baling pre, andhas compressed the loose hay or other material into the bale chamber ofsaid press, or has similarly operated other mechanism actuated byreciprocating motion.

B v the time that the driver has been -drawn to its utmost inward limitof movement, that is to say. to the bale chamber oi the heling press inthe manner now last de` scribed, or has actuated other mechanism whichrnv apparatus is used to operate as 65 being anslogously moved, thetransverse arm F, has reached the position shown by the dotted lines Q,Q, Fig. l, so ,that the continuons-rotation of the mechanism from theposition shown by the said dotted lines Q, Q, causes one end'ol thetransverse arm F, to press upon the roller R, carried at the outer cedol the pivoted arm S, which armv S, is` centered upon its vertical studor axis S', firmly secured to the framing of the machine.V Af thismotion ofthe roller R, continues, the roller P, and lever S,l graduallymove into the position shown in dottedlines at Fig. l, at which positionthe roller R, reaches the opening T, shown at Fig. 2, in the under par!ot' the transverse arm F, and on reaching this position the transversearm F, continues tc move onwards while the roller R, and level S, arereleased from being driven furthe] forwards thereby by passing throughtht opening T. During lthe movement of the roller it. and the lever S,from the positior shown in full lines to the positioirshown ir dottedlines in Fig. 1, the rope or cable T', i:

pulled in the direction of the arrows show! beneath the rope T', and theouter end of tht rope T', being connected to the smaller pul ley U,carried upon the axis U', whereon the pulley. N, is carried, causes theulley X, tht crank pin P, and rod O, to .be pu led out fron the Dalingpress, or -to similarly opcratt other reciprocating mechanism to themovable parts of which the ro e T', is connecter and to be returned intotie position shom in full Lines in Figs. 1, and 2, which move ment beingefected, thebaling press o other mechanism is ready for the repetitiolof the operations here-in before described The rope or cable T', in itspassage from th roller R. passes around the carrier pulleys a and b,Fig. 1, and in order to keep the sait rope T", straight as shown at Fig.2, the sait rope or cable passes partly around the rolle U'-, carried onthe stud U beneath the rop pulley L', as shown in Fig. 2

For the purpose of 4preventing a heavl blow or thud taking place at thetime whe: the puiiey N, with the rod O, have reach@ the position shownat Fig. 1, a spiral sprin V, is carried upon a stud U', attached to thframing IV, of the baling press. This sprin V, is so carried by the studU', as to be situ ated within the circular slot X, of the pul ley N, sothat when the crank pin Pfand th rod O, have returned to the positionshow at Figs- 1, and 2, the end of the slot X, come in contact with thespiral spring V, whicrcceives the blow and pressure caused b v th returnmovement of the pulley N, .and Yth rod O, and thereby a heav` blow orthud i prevented. The vwheel Y, represents a poi tion of one of thecarrying wheels of th framing. upon which the framing l of th balingpress is su )ported It is to be un( crstood that while I hav hereindescribed .and 'upon the annexe drawings shown, the mechanismconstituting my invention as applied to the operation of a baling press,yet t e use of my said invention is not by any means limited to the oerating of .a balingpress exclusively, as-t e same mechanism in everyrespect as that which I have herein describedv and on the annexed pdrawings shown, may be used for operating a reciprocating rod of anykind for imparting motion to any reci rocating body whether it.

be the plunger or river of'a baling press, or the plunger or driver ofany other machine. I also desire it to be further understood, that thatpau't of the mechanism herein described, andy on the annexeddrawingsshown, consisting of the horizontal shaft vcarried in bearings, and uponwhich two pulleys are fastened to the periphery of each of which a ropeis connected, which ropes on being alternately pulled operate the saidshaft and pulleys thereon in opposite directions, need not necessarilybe driven by the particular arrangement of rotative horse powermechanism shown upon the annexed drawings, or by equivalent horse powermechanism, and I desire it t-o be especially understood that the saidshaft moving throu h part of a rotation 'carrying the said pu leys,'also moving p through part of a rotation and alternately in oppositedirections may be driven by any alternate y.

I claim as my invention.

In mechanism for imparting reciprocating motion, the combination of acentrally pivoted cross-head, a rod, a roller on one end of said rod,circularly segmental guides for said roller, a rope connected to theopposite end machine adapted foi-pulling the two ropes of said rod, ahorizontallyswinging arm pivoted et one end, a roller at the oppositeend of said arm, a rope connected to said arm, a drum, a. pitman securedto said drum, said. ropes being attached to said drum so that one ofthem winds u on the drum as the other one unwinds, al so constructed andarranged that each end of the cross-head when rotated about its ivotwill engage successively with and puql upon said rollers whereby areciprocating motion will be communicated to said pitman, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the cityof Los Angees, aforesaid, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT La nor WAUGH. [a s] Witnesses:

,REUBEN S. KRAYsILL,

ST. JOHN DAY.

